Smokin' Wide Open

Smokin' Wide Open is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual (2019). They are ranked #6147 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Wide Open”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,147

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1426

peak 1426 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Jun 7, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 94%

overall standings

Best overall

640.5604 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual

Perfect 180s

Current form

611.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 603.11 (+7.93)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7600

Pork Ribs · Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±22.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 154.84 · weakest Pork (143.46)

Road miles

across 7 mapped stops

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Purse competed for

$14K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

603.11 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Wide Open 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

DUSTY ROADS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

DUSTY ROADS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.38 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 143.46
Pork Ribs avg 154.84
0 calls in 7 entries

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smoke Dat Hog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin' Wide Open, each with one reason worth a look.

32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BREW CREW

#6,144 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 16, 2018

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Shawnee Que Crew

#6,142 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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SMOKIN ROSES

#6,149 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1426

Level with Smokin' Wide Open on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 17, 2024

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Team BoyBQ

#6,148 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1426

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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Last Years Leftovers

#6,145 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1426

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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COASTAL SMOKE

#6,143 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 19, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke Dat Hog BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KC FINE SWINES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	163.4860	142.2396	153.47	top 84%
Pork Ribs	7	0	169.7600	143.4060	154.84	top 83%
Pork	7	0	158.8572	107.1428	143.46	top 94%
Brisket	7	1	169.1544	133.6456	151.33	top 79%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 94%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 91%

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Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 7 a different one every time

Opponents faced 141 finished ahead 15 times, behind 218

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20193 milestones

May 31 Career-best overall score640.5604 McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual
Jun 7 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7600 Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
Jun 7 Most recent contest Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge

20171 milestone

Jun 2 First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)

20142 milestones

Jun 6 First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1489) McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 5, 2015
-11.5	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)	Jun 3, 2016
-11.5	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual	Jun 6, 2014
-11.3	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)	Jun 1, 2018
-10.9	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 2, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 88%	89%	86.6%
2018	1	0%	top 97%	81.7%	81.7%
2017	1	100%	top 97%	85%	85%
2016	1	0%	top 97%	84.4%	84.4%
2015	1	0%	top 100%	78.1%	78.1%
2014	1	0%	top 89%	83.9%	83.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	42 / 46 (606.8000)	42 (154.8344)	22 (169.7600)	43 (148.5600)	45 (133.6456)
May 31, 2019	McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	21 / 25 (640.5604)	16 (163.4860)	22 (158.2400)	23 (158.8572)	18 (159.9772)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	35 / 36 (587.9084)	32 (155.9884)	35 (143.4060)	35 (144.5368)	34 (143.9772)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	31 / 32 (611.9768)	32 (142.2396)	31 (149.7028)	28 (150.8800)	9 (169.1544)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	32 / 33 (607.9544)	33 (146.8800)	29 (152.5716)	28 (153.1084)	25 (155.3944)
Jun 5, 2015	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	33 / 33 (562.6056)	29 (152.5944)	31 (152.5484)	33 (107.1428)	31 (150.3200)
Jun 6, 2014	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	32 / 36 (603.9656)	21 (158.2856)	25 (157.6800)	36 (141.1312)	32 (146.8688)

Smokin' Wide Open

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

Looking over their shoulder

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)